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Box 1 : CHAIM BLOCH: I Periodical Papers; II Hebrew and Yiddish Correspondence a-z (Aleph - Zion) (1920 - 1964)

1. CHAIM BLOCH: Inventories, Box Lists

2. CHAIM BLOCH: I, 1 Personal Papers; 1923 - 1960

3. CHAIM BLOCH: I, 2 Personal Papers; Epitaph +Certificates in Memory of Gusti Bloch; 1954 - 1955

4. CHAIM BLOCH: I, 3 Personal Papers; Business Papers, inc. Publishers Contracts; 1949 - 1956

5. CHAIM BLOCH: I, 4 Personal Papers; Childrens Report Cards; 1922 - 1939

6. CHAIM BLOCH: I, 5 Personal Papers; Family Immigration Papers; 1938 - 1950

7. CHAIM BLOCH: I, 6 Personal Papers; Photographs; ? - 1956

8. CHAIM BLOCH: II A1, Hebrew + Yiddish Correspondence; aleph-gimel; 1925 - 1962

9. CHAIM BLOCH: II A2, Hebrew + Yiddish Correspondence; aleph"- aleph noon;1920-1964

10. CHAIM BLOCH: II A3, Hebrew + Yiddish Correspondence; gimel aleph-gimel';1939- 1962

11. CHAIM BLOCH: II A4, Hebrew + Yiddish Correspondence; gimel lamed-gimel samech; c1924 - 1962

12. CHAIM BLOCH: II A5, Hebrew + Yiddish Correspondence; gimel ayin-gimel resh;1940-1964

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13. CHAIM BLOCH: II A6, Hebrew + Yiddish Correspondence; gimel ayin-gimel waw; c1932- 1961

14. CHAIM BLOCH: II A7, Hebrew + Yiddish Correspondence; gimel lamed - gimel noon; 1923 - 1961

15. CHAIM BLOCH: II A7, Hebrew + Yiddish Correspondence; daled (d); 1940 - 1963

16. CHAIM BLOCH: II A8 (A), Hebrew + Yiddish Correspondence; heh (h); 1930's - 1962

17. CHAIM BLOCH: II A8 (B), Hebrew + Yiddish Correspondence; heh (h); 1933 - c1960

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18. CHAIM BLOCH: II A9, Hebrew + Yiddish Correspondence; waw (w); 1929 - 1961

19. CHAIM BLOCH: II A10, Hebrew + Yiddish Correspondence; zine (z); 1940 - 1960

Box 2 : CHAIM BLOCH:; II Hebrew and Yiddish Correspondence chet - resch (ch - r) (1910 - 1963)

1. CHAIM BLOCH: IIA 11, Hebrew + Yiddish Correspondence; chet; 1950 -1960

2. CHAIM BLOCH: IIA 12, Hebrew + Yiddish Correspondence; tet (t); 1910 - 1963

3. CHAIM BLOCH: IIA 13, Hebrew + Yiddish Correspondence; yud (y); 1940 - 1960

4. CHAIM BLOCH: IIA 14, Hebrew + Yiddish Correspondence; caph (c); 1942 - 1962

5. CHAIM BLOCH: IIA 15(A), Hebrew + Yiddish Correspondence; lamed (L); 1945 -1962

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6. CHAIM BLOCH: IIA 15(B), Hebrew + Yiddish Correspondence; lamed (L); 1929 - 1962

7. CHAIM BLOCH: IIA 16(A), Hebrew + Yiddish Correspondence; mem (m); 1940 - 1959

8. CHAIM BLOCH: IIA 16(B), Hebrew + Yiddish Correspondence; mem (m); c1923 - 1959

9. CHAIM BLOCH: IIA 17, Hebrew + Yiddish Correspondence; non (n); 1929 - 1919

10. CHAIM BLOCH: IIA 18, Hebrew + Yiddish Correspondence; samech (s); c1910 - 1962

11. CHAIM BLOCH: IIA 19, Hebrew + Yiddish Correspondence; ayin ; 1948 - 1961

12. CHAIM BLOCH: IIA 20(A), Hebrew + Yiddish Correspondence; feh (f); c1914 - 1961

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13. CHAIM BLOCH: IIA 20(B), Hebrew + Yiddish Correspondence; feh (f); c1914 - 1960

14. CHAIM BLOCH: IIA 21, Hebrew + Yiddish Correspondence; zed (z); c1910 - 1963

15. CHAIM BLOCH: IIA 22, Hebrew + Yiddish Correspondence; kaph (k); 1931 - 1961

16. CHAIM BLOCH: IIA 23(A), Hebrew + Yiddish Correspondence; resh (R); 1943 - 1961

17. CHAIM BLOCH: IIA 23(B), Hebrew + Yiddish Correspondence; resh (R); 1939 - 1969

Box 3 : CHAIM BLOCH: Hebrew and Yiddish Correspondence sin-tav (s-t); German and English Correspondence, A - G (c1910 - 1964)

1. CHAIM BLOCH: IIA 24(A); Hebrew +Yiddish Correspondence; sin-tav (s-t); c1910-1962

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2. CHAIM BLOCH: IIA 24(B); Hebrew +Yiddish Correspondence; sin (s); c1930's - 1962

3. CHAIM BLOCH: IIA 25; Hebrew +Yiddish Correspondence; tav (t); 1948 - 1958

4. CHAIM BLOCH: IIB1; German + English Correspondence; A-Al; 1921 - 1958

5. CHAIM BLOCH: IIB2; German + English Correspondence; Am-Au; 1939 - 1961

6. CHAIM BLOCH: IIB3; German + English Correspondence; B-Bel; 1924 - 1960

7. CHAIM BLOCH: IIB4; German + English Correspondence; Bet-Bv; 1929 - 1959

8. CHAIM BLOCH: IIB5; German + English Correspondence; Buber, Martin; 1917 - 1925

9. CHAIM BLOCH: IIB6; German + English Correspondence; Baeck, Leo; 1950

10. CHAIM BLOCH: IIB7; German + English Correspondence; C; 1917 - 1963

11. CHAIM BLOCH: IIB8; German + English Correspondence; D; 1925 - 1961

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12. CHAIM BLOCH: IIB9; German + English Correspondence; DeWinter, Ellen, Leo + Family; 1938 - 1945

13. CHAIM BLOCH: IIB10; German + English Correspondence; DeWinter, Ellen, Leo + Family; 1938 - 1961

14. CHAIM BLOCH: IIB11; German + English Correspondence; E; 1916 - 1960

15. CHAIM BLOCH: IIB12; German + English Correspondence; F; 1917 - 1961

16. CHAIM BLOCH: IIB13; German + English Correspondence; G-Goo; 1933 -1963

17. CHAIM BLOCH: IIB14; German + English Correspondence; Gorelich, Gorton; 1943-1961

18. CHAIM BLOCH: IIB15; German + English Correspondence; Gr-Gu; 1927 - 1964

19. CHAIM BLOCH: IIB16; German + English Correspondence; Greenwald; 1924 - 1955

20. CHAIM BLOCH: IIB17; German + English Correspondence; Greenwald; 1943 - 1955

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21. CHAIM BLOCH: IIB18; German + English Correspondence; Grunwald, Dr.Max;1939-1953

Box 4 : CHAIM BLOCH: German and English Correspondence H-Z (1916 - 1964)

1. CHAIM BLOCH: IIB 19; German + English Correspondence: H; 1932 - 1958

2. CHAIM BLOCH: IIB 20; German + English Correspondence: I; 1920, 1957

3. CHAIM BLOCH: IIB 21; German + English Correspondence: J; 1917 - 1961

4. CHAIM BLOCH: IIB 22; German + English Correspondence: K-Kn; c1928 - 1960

5. CHAIM BLOCH: IIB 23; German + English Correspondence: Ko-Ku; 1925 - 1959

6. CHAIM BLOCH: IIB 24; German + English Correspondence: Kobler, Franz; 1949 -1964

7. CHAIM BLOCH: IIB 25; German + English Correspondence: Kobler, Franz; 1938 - 1949

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8. CHAIM BLOCH: IIB 26; German + English Correspondence: L ; 1917 - 1961

9. CHAIM BLOCH: IIB 27; German + English Correspondence: M ; 1918 - 1964

10. CHAIM BLOCH: IIB 28; German + English Correspondence: N ; 1932 - 1960

11. CHAIM BLOCH: IIB 29; German + English Correspondence: O - Q; 1922 - 1962

12. CHAIM BLOCH: IIB 30; German + English Correspondence: Prijs, Bella + Family; 1947-1962

13. CHAIM BLOCH: IIB 31; German + English Correspondence: Prisj, Bella + Family; 1947 - 1960

14. CHAIM BLOCH: IIB 32; German + English Correspondence: R ; 1925 - 1963

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15. CHAIM BLOCH: IIB 33; German + English Correspondence: Sa - Schr; 1916 - 1957

16. CHAIM BLOCH: IIB 34; German + English Correspondence: Schu - Se; 1918 - 1963

17. CHAIM BLOCH: IIB 35; German + English Correspondence: Sh - Sto; 1925 - 1960

18. CHAIM BLOCH: IIB 36; German + English Correspondence: Str - Stu ; 1939 - 1963

19. CHAIM BLOCH: IIB 37; German + English Correspondence: Strauss, Alice + Joseph; 1938 - 1961

20. CHAIM BLOCH: IIB 38; German + English Correspondence: T ; 1929 - 1957

21. CHAIM BLOCH: IIB 39; German + English Correspondence: U ; 1938 - 1964

22. CHAIM BLOCH: IIB 40; German + English Correspondence: V ; 1929 -1958

23. CHAIM BLOCH: IIB 41; German + English Correspondence: Werfel; 1936 - 1958

24. CHAIM BLOCH: IIB 42; German + English Correspondence: W ; 1919 - 1958

25. CHAIM BLOCH: IIB 43; German + English Correspondence: X,Y,Z ; 1939 - 1962

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Box 5 : CHAIM BLOCH: Family & Misc. Correspondence; Manuscripts; Clippings ( 1896 - 1962)

1. CHAIM BLOCH: IIC1; Family Correspondence; 1938 - 1948

2. CHAIM BLOCH: IIC1; Family Correspondence; 1938 - 1940, 1960

3. CHAIM BLOCH: IIC2; Family Correspondence; 1938 - 1956

4. CHAIM BLOCH: IIC2; Family Correspondence; 1918 - 1960

5. CHAIM BLOCH: IIC3; Family Correspondence; mostly postcards; 1938 - 1954

6. CHAIM BLOCH: IIC3; Family Correspondence; mostly postcards; c1911 - 1940

7. CHAIM BLOCH: IIC3; Family Correspondence; mostly postcards; 1938 - 1941, 1950

8. CHAIM BLOCH: IID1; Misc. Correspondence; Hebrew; 1918 - 1961

9. CHAIM BLOCH: IID2; Misc. Correspondence; English + German; 1930 - 1960

10. CHAIM BLOCH: IID3; Misc. Correspondence; inc. financial; 1938 - 1960

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11. CHAIM BLOCH: III 1; Manuscripts, typed; 1925 -1960

12. CHAIM BLOCH: III 2; Manuscripts, handwritten by C. Bloch; c1957 - 1961

13. CHAIM BLOCH: III 3; Manuscripts, not by C. Bloch; c1942 - 1955

14. CHAIM BLOCH: IV 1; Clippings, Articles, etc.; by c. Bloch; c1942 - 1955

15. CHAIM BLOCH: IV 2; Clippings, Articles on Bronnen; c1946 - 1954

16. CHAIM BLOCH: IV 3; Clippings, Articles about Chaim Bloch; 1931 - 1943

17. CHAIM BLOCH: IV 4; Clippings; re. Israel, Zionism & Herzl; 1898, 1958 - 1960

18. CHAIM BLOCH: IV 4; Clippings; re. Israel, Zionism & Herzl; c1956 - 1960

19. CHAIM BLOCH: IV 5; Clippings; General Jewish Questiojns; 1929 - 1962

20. CHAIM BLOCH: IV 6; Clippings; "Yivo Bleter"; printed articles on Freud; 1952, 1956

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21. CHAIM BLOCH: IV 7; Clippings; Religion, Jewish Laws + Customs; 1930 - 1960

22. CHAIM BLOCH: IV 8; Clippings; Neture Karta / Satmar ( Hebrew); 1956 - 1958

23. CHAIM BLOCH: IV 9; Clippings; Articles about various Jewish Personalities; 1940-1960

24. CHAIM BLOCH: IV 10; Clippings; Obituaries, various Jewish Personalities; 1943 - 1957

25. CHAIM BLOCH: IV 11; Clippings; Post-War Germany & the Jews; c1958 - 1958

26. CHAIM BLOCH: IV 12; Clippings; from Nazi Newspapers; 1896 - 1950

27. CHAIM BLOCH: IV 13; Clippings; Full Issues of Magazines; 1939 - 1960

28. CHAIM BLOCH: IV 13; Clippings; Magazines, Full Issues; 1938 - 1939, 1958 - 1960

Box 6 : CHAIM BLOCH: Miscellany ( c1930's - 1962)

1. CHAIM BLOCH: IV 14; Empty Descriptive Folders written by Bloch; N.D

2. CHAIM BLOCH: IV 15; Misc. Clippings; 1943 - 1960

3. CHAIM BLOCH: IV 16; Various Brochures; 1948 - 1962

4. CHAIM BLOCH: IV 17; Leaflets, Book Announcements, etc.; c1950 - 1960

5. CHAIM BLOCH: IV 18; Book Lists & Catalogues; c1955 - 1957

6. CHAIM BLOCH: IV 18; Book Lists & Catalogues; 1956 - 1958

7. CHAIM BLOCH: V 1; Miscellaneous; c1930 - 1958

8. CHAIM BLOCH: V 2; Correspondence, etc. with Samuel R. Landau concerning Emigration of Hilda Gross; 1938 - 1943

9. CHAIM BLOCH: V 3; Appeal in Lawsuit Controversy in Rabbinic Court; c1948

10. CHAIM BLOCH: V 4; Landsmannschaften Materials; 1957 - 1961

11. CHAIM BLOCH: Addenda: Inventory, Correspondence; 1928, 1978+

Correspondence, including letters from Leo Baeck, Salo Baron, Julie Braun-Vogelstein, Martin Buber, Werner Cahnmann, Max Dienemann, Ismar Elbogen, Erich Fromm, Hermann Fürnberg, Nahum Glatzer, Nahum Goldmann, Max Gruenewald, Max Grunwald, Siegfried Guggenheim, Ernest Jones, Hermann Kesten, Guido Kisch, Adolf Kober, Franz Kobler, Joachim Prinz, Lessing Rosenwald, Ingrid Warburg, Alma Mahler-Werfel, and Franz Werfel

Clippings and manuscripts on Judaism, Hasidism, Zionism, Nazi Germany, and on Bloch's life and work

See Inventory list

Born in Nagy Boscko, Austria-Hungary (now USSR) on June 27, 1881, Chaim Bloch was ordained as a rabbi and emigrated to Vienna in 1915. He served as a chaplain in the Austro-Hungarian army during World War I, and afterwards worked as an author in Vienna. He was the author of the Prager Golem. He emigrated to the United States via Great Britain in 1939. Bloch continued his literary work in the United States, and died in New York City on January 23, 1973

Finding aid available online:

Details see typewritten 1-page inventory (see Arrangement), typewritten name-index to the correspondence (17 p.);

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